She later had the opportunity to enrol at one of the best arts schools in the world, Julliard, but decided that she didn’t want to embark on that particular career path, so studied Health Education instead.
With a passion for music and theatre early on in life at the age of eight, Benetar began singing lessons, singing in every school production that she could. Pat Benetar, born, Patricia Mae Andrzejwski, is originally from Greenpoint, Brooklyn in New York City.